to make a difference, but not in a Red-Cross volunteering kind of way, although that might be nice.

to give blood every available time again like I used to.

to appreciate that I have laundry to do because we have clothes we can afford.

a vacation.

to be alone.

to get a new mattress.

to be able to eat anything and not have to worry about it migrating straight to my asski.

I Am:

crabby.

lazy.

tired.

bored.

uninspired.

in the mood for chocolate and salty potato chips, or french fries and a vanilla milkshake.

boring myself to tears.

hoping... and here I stop myself, cuz what am I hoping for? I really already have everything I need, mostly everything that I want.

I Need:

to kick myself in the ass.

I Should:

take a shower.

be glad that I power-walked today.

Not have eaten that peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich with cheetos on the side (Okay, and I almost didn't admit that I had some doritos too).

be proud of myself.

stop screwing around on the internet so much.

write my frickin' second novel already.

get more sleep.

have more sex.

drink more wine.

love my children more and more.

cuddle with them each and every night.

clean out their ears.

take them to the park after school.

clean out my closets.

clean up this office.

stop smoking.

quit putting vodka in my water bottle.

Ha, those two were a joke to see if you were even paying attention.

So, for you, pick one of these questions, and without giving it too much thought, tell me the first things that come to your mind on any or all of these I Questions below. I want to know your thoughts on:

This was a brilliant post...might have to try something similar on my blog. However, so many of my answers are the same it might be redundant! Also loved your did and did not lists! Thanks for making me feel a little better about my own manic tendencies! ;-)

I did quit putting vodka in my water bottle... (but not before I starting doing it at work)I did quit looking for whatever it was I was looking for.. I did not quit smoking (I'm a closet smoker, shh)I did attack a mountain of mail today.I did help make a difference a few times this month.

I believe there ought to be only one rule on the planet ; DON'T GIVE YOURSELF SHIT.If you can train your brain to behave like a decent human being, everything else kind of falls into place.This might sound kind of Pollyanna-ish, but there's this: Nobody's living inside your head except you.So be nice in there, and whatever's in there'll be nice to you.

I Am fatI Want to be slimmerI Should eat lessI Need some decent fucking support to combat the aboveI Did feel like shit when I found out how much I really weigh todayI Didn't exceed my daily points allowance for once!

I was worried when you said 'stop smoking'! I was paying attention, I thought, till I read further, 'Manic doesn't smoke does she?'.

Hope everything is good, bout to go catch up on the even more recent goss to find out...